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Results: 2009 New South Wales Championships

Results from the 2009 NSW Championships.

Band Association of NSW
 

Results from the 2009 NSW Championships held 22 & 23 August in Penrith, Sydney.

Adjudicator: Peter Walmsley, OAM

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A Grade
Test: Epic Symphony
1. Warringah (John Saunders), Odyssey, 42+92+96=230
2. Holroyd (Mark Ford), Essence of Time, 43+93+93=229
3. Willoughby (Warrick Tyrell), Paganini Variations, 44+94+89=227
4. St Marys (Paul Terracini), Essence of Time, 40+89+90=219
5. Waratah (Warrick Tyrell), Dances and Arias, 39+85+94=218

B Grade
Test: Gothic Dances
1. Hall Village Brass (Colin Fischer), Connotations, 40+89+88=217
2. Parramatta City Band (Jonathan Gatt), Spectrum, 41+86+87=214
3. Toronto Brass (Tim O'Hearn), The Bandsman's Challenge, 38+82+85=205

C Grade
Test: St Austell Suite
1. City of Holroyd Band (Shaun Yow), Dimensions, 36+86+83=205
2. Bankstown Yagoona Brass (Rae Forrester), Music For A Festival, 33+84+82=199
3. The Royal Hifofua Tongan Brass Band (Fredrick De-Roy VI), Sinfonietta, 30+80+78=188

D Grade
Test: Haselmere Suite
1. Brisbane Waters Brass Band (Jonathan Gatt), Mexican Fiesta, 39+78+80=197
2. Liverpool City Brass Band (Eddie Claxton), Rufford Abbey, 37+75+83=195

Junior Grades
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